ACCUSATION
Daisy says that Jesus told her that martyrdom is at its peak. Victor says that this is not true, he claims that martyrdom will be at its peak after the decree goes forth.

Revelation 13
15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
Revelation 20
4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
ANSWER

There isn’t just one type of martyrdom, the Bible and writings of the Spirit of Prophecy describe many types of martyrdoms… to God martyrdom means a lot more that physical death. Just like “thou shalt not commit adultery” at the first glance would be simply interpreted not to cheat on your wife but in reality it covers even a simple thought of committing adultery, just the same martyrdom covers a lot more than simple death.

1)Physical death.
Jesus has both a visible church and an invisible one. He sees everything, He sees both His visible and invisible church, the one that we cannot see… this church is a target for Satan’s attacks as well.
Many christians are physically killed at the present time, and even if they do not have the advent truth, they are still the invisible church of God.
The physical martyrdom of the visible church (Revelation 20:4) will be after the decree, in the little time of trouble (check Last day Events page 143), many adventists will be imprisoned or killed.
The death decree for the 144000 will happen after the close of probation and none of them will be killed.

2) The Bible and the Spirit of Prophecy writings teach that martyrdom does not refer only to physical death, but also to persecution, unjust accusations, gossip, evil surmisings, tarnishing one’s name, neglecting the widow and the orphan… even raising a child with bad habbits that destroy its health.
TODAT, THE PSYCHICAL AND SPIRITUAL MARTYRDOM OF THE REMNANT IS AT ITS PEAK, as Jesus is stating to Daisy. Those that hold fast to principle, that aim to obey the truth and show the people their sins (unlike those that the Bible describes as “dumb dogs” – these harsh words should show how much God holds in contempt not warning our brothers of sliding into sin) ARE BEING PERSECUTED (MARTYRED) by the SDA Organization, the nominal, laodicean church.
Because physical martyrdom is a clear truth for SDA’s, we will focus on proof from the inspired writings regarding the psychical and spiritual martyrdom THAT TODAY IS AT ITS PEAK in the remnant church (Ezekiel 34).
BIBLE PROOF

COMMENT : persecution, not helping those in need with food and clothes, anger, false accusations, gossip and every type of evil speaking are sins commited by breaking the 6th commandment “thou shalt not kill”. Basically all of the above is equal to killing in the sight of God and those that suffer due to these are seen as martyrs.
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Psalms 44
22 Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.

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Romans 8
33 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth.
34 Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

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Jeremiah 18
Jeremiah’s Prayer
18 Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite (nâkâh = to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill) him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.

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Matthew 5
Jesus Talks about Anger
21 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.

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Isaiah 33
15 He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;

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Isaiah 59
3 For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness.
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KJV Isaiah 59
7 Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths.
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Jeremiah 7
6 If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt:
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KJV Jeremiah 22
3 Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.
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KJV Ezekiel 18
10 If he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that doeth the like to any one of these things,
11 And that doeth not any of those duties, but even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbour’s wife,
12 Hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination,
13 Hath given forth upon usury, and hath taken increase: shall he then live? he shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him.
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KJV Ezekiel 22
Sins of Jerusalem
1 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
2 Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yea, thou shalt shew her all her abominations.
3 Then say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD, The city sheddeth blood in the midst of it, that her time may come, and maketh idols against herself to defile herself.
4 Thou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast shed; and hast defiled thyself in thine idols which thou hast made; and thou hast caused thy days to draw near, and art come even unto thy years: therefore have I made thee a reproach unto the heathen, and a mocking to all countries.
5 Those that be near, and those that be far from thee, shall mock thee, which art infamous and much vexed.
6 Behold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their power to shed blood.
7 In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.
8 Thou hast despised mine holy things, and hast profaned my sabbaths.
9 In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in thee they eat upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they commit lewdness.
10 In thee have they discovered their fathers’ nakedness: in thee have they humbled her that was set apart for pollution.
11 And one hath committed abomination with his neighbour’s wife; and another hath lewdly defiled his daughter in law; and another in thee hath humbled his sister, his father’s daughter.
12 In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord GOD.

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Ezekiel 23
37 That they have committed adultery, and blood is in their hands, and with their idols have they committed adultery, and have also caused their sons, whom they bare unto me, to pass for them through the fire, to devour them.
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Ezekiel 23
45 And the righteous men, they shall judge them after the manner of adulteresses, and after the manner of women that shed blood; because they are adulteresses, and blood is in their hands.
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Isaiah 1
15 And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
16 Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;
17 Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
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Hosea 6
8 Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood.
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Micah 3
9 Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity.
10 They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.
11 The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? none evil can come upon us.
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Micah 7
2 The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.
3 That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.
4 The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.
5 Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.
6 For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man’s enemies are the men of his own house.

COMMENT: the martyrdom that is currently taking place in the remnant church, of the leaders against the members that keep the truth, is plainly stated in Ezekiel 34:
The Promise of a New Shepherd
1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
2 Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?
3 Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock.
4 The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them.
5 And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered.
6 My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek after them.
7 Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;
8 As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock;
9 Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;
10 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them.
PROOF FROM THE SPIRIT OF PROPHECY WRITINGS

“Manuscript 17, 1898”
The Lord’s people are mainly made up of the poor of this world, the common people. Not many wise, not many mighty, not many noble are called. God hath chosen the poor of this world. The poor have the gospel preached unto them. The wealthy are called, in one sense; they are invited, but they do not accept the invitation. But in these wicked cities, the Lord has many who are humble and yet trustful. Many of these the ministers of the gospel know nothing about. The churches do not know them, because there are many professors, but few who minister; but they are the Lord’s lights, shining in lowly, miserable places. Patient, meek, gentle, suffering with nakedness, hunger, and cold, they are the Lord’s martyrs. Angels visit them, and bear to heaven the record that the Lord’s capital, entrusted to human agents, is misappropriated, that the church is guilty of squandering the Lord’s means. Ms17-1898.2
It was an insult to God when David numbered Israel. God’s rebuke rested upon him; for he made himself as God, as though he could tell the strength of the armies of Israel by their numbers. “This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.” God looks not to the numbers of Israel for the success of His work. His armies number thousands of thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. These co – operate with the men who will connect with God to be channels of light. Ms17-1898.3
There are in our cities thousands who have the fear of God before them, who have not bowed the knee to Baal. It is because so many of these are in lowly circumstances that the world does not notice them. But though hidden in highways and hedges, these are seeking God. Ms17-1898.4
It is because of poverty that many are sick, and because of sickness that there is so much poverty. Many in their poverty minister to others. The reward received by these will be proportionate to their willing obedience. Jesus saw how it would be, and He desires His servants to communicate with these suffering ones. The last gospel call is to be sounded, not only in the highways, but in the hedges. Ms17-1898.5
“Testimonies for the church volume two”
But the poor children, who think that mother knows best what is right, are the greatest sufferers. The mother’s wrong course has enfeebled herself, and, if chilly, she bundles up in more wrappings, and provides the same for the children, thinking that they also must be chilly. The doors and windows are closed, and the temperature of the room increased. The children are frequently puny and weakly, and do not possess a high degree of moral worth. Husband and children are thus shut up for the winter, slaves to the notions of a woman controlled by imagination, and sometimes having a set will. The members of such a family are daily martyrs. They are sacrificing health to the caprice of an imaginative, complaining, murmuring woman. They are deprived, in a great measure, of air, which will invigorate them and give them energy and vitality. 2T 532.1
“Healthful living”
Many infants are poisoned beyond remedy by sleeping in beds with their tobacco – using fathers. By inhaling the poisonous tobacco effluvium, which is thrown from the lungs and pores of the skin, the system of the infant is filled with poison. While it acts upon some infants as a slow poison, and affects the brain, heart, liver, and lungs, and they waste away and fade gradually; upon others it has a more direct influence, causing spasms, paralysis, and sudden death. The bereaved parents mourn the loss of their loved ones, and wonder at the mysterious providence of God, which has so cruelly afflicted them, when Providence designed not the death of these infants. They died martyrs to the filthy lust for tobacco. Every exhalation of the lungs of the tobacco slave poisons the air about him. – The Health Reformer, January 1, 1872. HL 111.1
“Selected messages book 2”
Thousands of infants have died who might have lived. They are martyrs to their parent’s ignorance of the relation which food, dress and the air they breathe, sustain to health and life. Mothers in past ages, should have been physicians to their own children. 2SM 469.1
“Testimonies on sexual behavior, adultery and divorce”
There are many living martyrs today who suffer in silence, who trust in God when they are abused with the tongue and who are tantalized, who are hurt and wounded by coarse, harsh denunciations, whose lot seems to be to live and to suffer, receiving comfort only from Jesus who is the Source of their strength. Such souls are missionaries. They are Christ’s noble ones, and their names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life. TSB 47.2

“Manuscript releases volume 3”
I am pained when I receive letters from mothers who have children inquiring, Shall I leave my children to do missionary work? In the fear and love of God, I say, become a home missionary. Educate yourself in Bible ways and means that you may be a successful worker in your own home, for you see they need to be saved, for they are sinners. Do not forsake your post of duty because of the unpleasantness of it. There are many living martyrs today who suffer in silence, who trust in God when they are abused with the tongue and who are tantalized, who are hurt and wounded by coarse, harsh denunciations, whose lot seems to be to live and to suffer, receiving comfort only from Jesus, who is the source of their strength. Such souls are missionaries. They are Christ’s noble ones, and their names are written in the Lamb’s book of life. 3MR 372.1

“Manuscript 56, 1886”
So will it be with the remnant people of God who are scattered – some in the mountain fastness, some exiled, some pursued, some persecuted. When the voice of God is heard, and the brightness of the glory is revealed, and the trial is over, the dross removed, they know they are in the presence of One who has redeemed them by His own blood. Just what Christ was to John in his exile, He will be to His people who are made to feel the hand of oppression for the faith and testimony of Jesus Christ. These very martyrs will one day be resplendent with the glory of God because He has faithful ones who have been loyal where the world, the churches, have made void His holy law. These were driven by the storm and tempest of persecution to the crevices of the rocks, but were hiding in the Rock of Ages; and in the fastness of the mountains, in the caves and dens of the earth, the Saviour reveals His presence and His glory. Ms56-1886.14

CONCLUSION:
Today there are many classes of martyrs in God’s people, both visible and invisible
– living martyrs suffering from hunger, poverty, diseases etc. that in spite of all of this, serve God
– martyrs of the parents’ lust and their unwillingness to lead the children in the health reform
– living martyrs “ABUSED WITH THE TONGUE that are TORMENTED, WOUNDED BY HARSH AND CRUEL DENUNCIATIONS”, persecuted for the truth, called extremists, dissidents, separatists, independent atoms, all of these unjustly.
– living martyrs in prisons or dead martyrs belonging to the invisible church, all around the world.

In the future, after the sunday law, there will be the last martyrs in the little time of trouble, while there is still grace left. Those will be all the ones that will not accept the sign of the beast under threat of death or imprisonment. (Revelation 20:4)
We can conclude that what was told to Daisy is true. Martyrdom is at its peak today in more areas than one. Poverty is at its peak and neglection of these suffering ones is at its peak; religious persecution is at its peak; there are douzins of wars going on at the same time in the world today, people are losing their homes, their loved ones; insults and “killing with the tongue” is at its peak, the lack of respect and courtesy in the world today is unbelievable; martyrdom in the SDA organization is at its peak, while homosexuals and transexuals, adulterers and thieves etc. are being baptized to increase the treasury income, those that faithfully admonish, warn, reprove as being directed by the Spirit, are insulted, persecuted, framed for heinous acts, called extremists.
Martyrdom is at its peak today and it will stay so until the sunday law.

During the great time of trouble, after the closing of probation, the worldwide death decree will go forth, but it will not produce a single victim. So, after the close of probation there won’t be any physically dead martyrs, only living ones. The 144000 are called martyrs in a quote above from Manuscript 56, 1886

ANSWER: What no mortal has ever seen is the face of God the Father.
Many people have seen in dreams parts of the Father’s person, but not His face.
BIBLICAL PROOF
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1John 4:12 must be understood in the light of this verse:
Exodus 33:20 And he said, Thou canst not see MY FACE : for there shall no man SEE ME , and live.

Revelation 6:16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us FROM THE FACE of Him that sitteth on the throne , and from the wrath of the Lamb:

Daniel could see the hair of the Father
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Daniel 7:9. I BEHELD till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow , and THE HAIR OF HIS HEAD LIKE THE PURE WOOL : his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.

Daniel saw in his visions God the Father, but not His face
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Daniel 7:13. I SAW in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and CAME TO THE ANCIENT OF DAYS , and they brought him near before him.

Stephen saw Jesus and God the Father
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Acts 7
55 But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
56 And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
The face of Jesus can be looked upon
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Daniel 10:5,6 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz: note His body also was like the beryl, and HIS FACE as the appearance of lightning, and HIS EYES as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.
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Revelation 1:13-17 And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.
HIS HEAD AND HIS HAIRS WERE WHITE LIKE WOOL, as white as snow; and HIS EYES WERE AS A FLAME OF FIRE.
And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.
And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of HIS MOUTH went a sharp twoedged sword: and HIS COUNTENANCE was as the sun shineth in his strength. And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead.

In eternity the saved will be able to look upon the face of God the Father
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Revelation 22: 3 – 4 And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:
And they SHALL SEE HIS FACE; and his name shall be in their foreheads.

PROOF FROM E.G. WHITE’S WRITINGS

Daniel speaking of God, calls him the Ancient of days. Daniel 7:9. “And the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool.” THIS PERSONAGE IS SAID TO HAVE A HEAD, AND HAIR ; this certainly could not be said of him if he was immaterial and had no form. But Paul’s testimony in Hebrews 1:3, ought to settle every candid mind in regard to the personality of God. Speaking of Christ, he says, “Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his (the Father’s) person.” MPC 31.2

Showing that this power would, like man, lust after the riches and honors of the world, and exercise great authority. “I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and THE HAIR OF HIS HEAD LIKE THE PURE WOOL; his throne like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning.” 9th verse. This verse is so obvious, that it needs no comment. IT IS A DESCRIPTION OF GOD THE FATHER. HST April 15, 1841, p. 9.8
QUOTES REGARDING THE FACE:

“Counsels for the church”
Christ took with Him to the heavenly courts His glorified humanity. To those who receive Him, He gives power to become the sons of God, that at last God may receive as His, to dwell with Him throughout eternity. If, during this life, they are loyal to God, THEY WILL AT LAST “SEE HIS FACE; and His name shall be in their foreheads.” Revelation 22:4. AND WHAT IS THE HAPPINESS OF HEAVEN BUT TO SEE GOD? What greater joy could come to the sinner saved by the grace of Christ than to look upon the face of God and know Him as Father? CCh 76.3

“Early Writings”
Moses was greater than any who had lived before him. He had been highly honored of God, being privileged TO TALK WITH THE LORD (with Jesus n. tr. ) FACE TO FACE, as a man speaks with a friend. He was permitted to see the bright light and excellent glory that enshrouded the Father. EW 162.3

“Gospel Workers 1892”
Well would it be for us if we could always remember Calvary, where Jesus bore the terrible burden of the sins of the world. In his expiring agony hear him exclaim, “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me!” [Matthew 27:46.] and remember that he endured the hiding of HIS FATHER’S FACE, that it might not be forever hidden from fallen man. He endured shame, cruel scourging, insult, and mockery, that we might be reconciled to God and rescued from endless death. GW92 419.2

“S. D. A. Bible commentary vol 7″
The Lord gives to every angel his work for this fallen world. Divine help is provided for men and women. They have the opportunity of cooperating with the heavenly intelligences, of being laborers together with God. There is placed before them the possibility of gaining a fitness for the presence of God, OF BEING ENABLED TO SEE HIS FACE. 7BC 923.4

” The adventist home”
The thought of God will run like a thread of gold through all our homely cares and occupations. For us THE GLORY OF HIS FACE will again rest upon the face of nature. We shall ever be learning new lessons of heavenly truth and growing into the image of His purity. 11 AH 144.2

“Christ’s object lessons”
The priests and elders had had unmistakable evidence of Christ’s power. In His cleansing of the temple they had seen Heaven’s authority FLASHING FROM HIS FACE. They could not resist the power by which He spoke. COL 273.3

“Counsels for the church”
enchanting music in melodious strains rising in honor of God and the Lamb; and ceaseless streams of light flowing upon the saints FROM THE FACE OF HIM who sitteth upon the throne, and from the Lamb; Cch 186.2

“Counsels to teachers, parents and students”
As soon as the holy pair transgressed the law of the Most High, THE BRIGHTNESS FROM THE FACE OF GOD departed from the face of nature. CT 186.1
THE FACES OF MEN CAN ALSO GLOW WITH GOD’S GLORY

“Selected messages book 1”
Christ taught the gospel plan to Moses, and the glory of the gospel, through Christ, illuminated the countenance of Moses so that the people could not look upon it. 1SM 231.3
Moses himself was unconscious of the beaming glory reflected upon his face, and knew not why the children of Israel fled from him when he approached them. He called them to him, but they dared not look upon that glorified face. When Moses learned that the people could not LOOK UPON HIS FACE, BECAUSE OF ITS GLORY, he covered it with a veil. 1SM 232.1
THE GLORY UPON THE FACE OF MOSES was exceedingly painful to the children of Israel because of their transgression of God’s holy law.

OF ZACHARIAH
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“Desire of ages”
But as he came forth from the holy place, HIS FACE WAS SHINING with the glory of God, “and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple.” DA 99.3

OF CHRISTIANS
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“Counsels on health”
Those who are engaged in this work are to reflect THE SUNLIGHT OF CHRIST’S FACE. They are to be as salt that has not lost its savor. CH 211.4

ANSWER
Crying is almost a daily reality for a prophet of God, because when God raises a prophet, he has two works to do: TO CONSOLE AND TO CORRECT

“Early Writings” , p. 78
I recommend to you, dear reader, the Word of God as the rule of your faith and practice. By that Word we are to be judged. God has, in that Word, promised to give visions in the “last days”; NOT FOR A NEW RULE OF FAITH, but for the comfort of His people, and to CORRECT those who err from Bible truth. Thus God dealt with Peter when He was about to send him to preach to the Gentiles. (Acts 10.). EW 78.1
To those who may circulate this little work, I would say that it is designed for the sincere only and not for those who would ridicule the things of the Spirit of God. EW 78.2

In light of this quote we will see in the next sentences that a true prophet has a life of self-sacrifice, of constant suffering for a rebellious people and is many times led to cry.
More than this, ALL the faithful remnant often cry for the rebellious people.

Ezek.9:4>> And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry (hebrew word means to lament, to groan) for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.

BIBLICAL PROOF

Jeremiah cried as well:
Jeremiah 9:1>>Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
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Jeremiah.9:18>>And let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush out with waters.
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Jeremiah.13:17>>But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the LORD’S flock is carried away captive.
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Jeremiah.14:17>>Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them; Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow.
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Jeremiah:31:16>>Thus saith the LORD; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the LORD; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy.
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Lamentations 2:11>> MINE EYES DO FAIL WITH TEARS, my bowels are troubled, my liver is poured upon the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people; because the children and the sucklings swoon in the streets of the city.
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Lamentations 2:18>>Their heart cried unto the Lord, O wall of the daughter of Zion, let tears run down like a river day and night: give thyself no rest; let not the apple of thine eye cease.

Real adventists cry:
Psalm.126:5, 6>> They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.

The sealed cry:
Ezek.9:4>>And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof

Jesus cried:
John 11:35>>Jesus wept.
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KJV Luke 19:41>> And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,
Paul cried:
2 Corinthians 2:4>> For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.

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Acts 20:19>>Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:
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Acts 20:31>>Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with TEARS.

PROOF FROM THE SPIRIT OF PROPHECY

“The sanctified life”
Daniel does not proclaim his own fidelity before the Lord. Instead of claiming to be pure and holy, this honored prophet humbly identifies himself with the really sinful of Israel. The wisdom which God had imparted to him was as far superior to the wisdom of the great men of the world as the light of the sun shining in the heavens at noonday is brighter than the feeblest star. Yet ponder the prayer from the lips of this man so highly favored of Heaven. With deep humiliation, with tears and rending of heart, he pleads for himself and for his people. He lays his soul open before God, confessing his own unworthiness and acknowledging the Lord’s greatness and majesty. SL 46.2

“Testimonies for the church volume three”
God requires that those who minister in sacred things should be men who feel jealous for His cause. The burden of their work should be the salvation of souls. Brother R, you have not felt as the prophet Joel describes: “Let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare Thy people, O Lord, and give not Thine heritage to reproach.” “They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.” 3T 234.1
“Testimonies for the church volume 5”
It may be that the destroyers are already training under the hand of Satan and only wait the departure of a few more standard – bearers to take their places, and with the voice of the false prophet cry, “Peace, peace,” when the Lord hath not spoken peace. I seldom weep, but now I find my eyes blinded with tears; they are falling upon my paper as I write. It may be that erelong all prophesyings among us will be at an end, and the voice which has stirred the people may no longer disturb their carnal slumbers. 5T 77.1
“Christ Triumphant”
At the entrancing sight, the throng joins with renewed fervor in their shouts of praise…. They suppose that Christ is now to take the throne of David and reign as a temporal prince. Their eyes turn to Him to see how He is impressed by the scene. But lo, the Son of man is in tears! CTr 254.2
As Christ’s eyes rest upon the temple, so soon to be desolated and its veil rent when the final act of the Jews would consummate His death, He wept over the disobedient city….
“Counsels for the church”
Have you felt a burden for the one whom you saw venturing into forbidden paths? Have you kindly admonished him? Have you wept for him and prayed with him and for him? Have you shown by words of tenderness and kindly acts that you love him and desire to save him? CCh 255.1

“From eternity past”
Saul’s presumptuous disregard of the will of God proved that he could not be trusted with royal power as the vicegerent of the Lord. While Saul and his army were marching home in the flush of victory, there was anguish in the home of Samuel. He had received a message from the Lord: “It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following Me, and hath not performed My commandments.” The prophet wept and prayed all night for a reversal of the terrible sentence. EP 457.1
“Selected messages book 3”
Another time I was shown a large building going up on the site on which the Battle Creek Sanitarium was afterward erected. The brethren were in great perplexity as to who should take charge of the work. I wept sorely. One of authority stood up among us, and said, “Not yet. You are not ready to invest means in that building, or to plan for its future management.” 3SM 55.3

His (Victor Sanvicent) sarcastic way of speaking, his gestures, lack of respect are contrary to the character of Jesus Christ.

SAMPLES OF VICTOR’S NOT CHRISTIAN EXPRESSIONS:

19:42 “” In front of the Throne, blah, blah, blah … ”
20:06 “” I can no longer say Father (speaking of the Heavenly Father, he mentions it before), but mamma mia! ”
20:08 “” What bullshit, what nonsense”
23:32 “” That she lies, or that she cheats, or that she is hallucinating cucumbers ”
28:29 “Do you believe this babble?”
33:18 “” These statements, are to go to the toilet” – (this he said right after mentioning the name of God.)
34:29 “” One would end up disgusted, disgusted, literally disgusted of having to examine all these dreams”
40:58 “” Here it would be said: This is to hoodwink! ”
47:07 “” And then it’s fragmented and blah, blah, blah and blah, blah, blah and people showing up on their knees. ” – (speaking of the Holy Spirit)
47:20 “” Lady Daisy, if you have seen the Holy Spirit you are a slick. “- (In Spanish he uses the word “crack” to mean “a slick/ wise guy”. The word” crack “is very often used by young people on the street who usually take drugs and lots of alcohol.)
49:14 “What babble/tomfoolery! ” – (worldly expression)

ANSWER 1:

KJV Matthew 12
34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Even with our enemies we have to remain friendly, be willing to respond to our faith with fear and trembling. Christ never mocked satan.
KJV Jude 1
9 Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.
The character of a Christian is the same with his relatives, as with the brothers, as with the unbelievers or with the enemies.

Christ Himself, when contending with Satan about the body of Moses, “durst not bring against him a railing accusation.” Jude 9. Had He done this, He would have placed Himself on Satan’s ground, for accusation is the weapon of the evil one. He is called in Scripture, “the accuser of our brethren.” Revelation 12:10. Jesus would employ none of Satan’s weapons. He met him with the words, “The Lord rebuke thee.” Jude 9. {MB 57. 3}

KJV Matthew 5
43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?

A. IN THE BIBLE
THE COURTESY OF GOD:

KJV Philippians 4
8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
KJV Titus 3
2 To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.

THE KINDNESS OF GOD:

KJV Psalms 37
11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

KJV Matthew 5
5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

KJV Matthew 11
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
KJV 1 Peter 3
4 But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
KJV James 3
1 My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.
2 For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.
3 Behold, we put bits in the horses’ mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.
4 Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth.
5 Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
7 For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:
8 But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
9 Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.
10 Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
11 Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?
12 Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.
13 Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
15 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
B. IN THE WRITINGS OF THE SPIRIT OF PROPHECY

“Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh His name in vain.” PP 306.5
This commandment not only prohibits false oaths and common swearing, but it forbids us to use the name of God in a light or careless manner, without regard to its awful significance. By the thoughtless mention of God in common conversation, by appeals to Him in trivial matters, and by the frequent and thoughtless repetition of His name, we dishonor Him. “Holy and reverend is His name.” Psalm 111:9. All should meditate upon His majesty, His purity and holiness, that the heart may be impressed with a sense of His exalted character; and His holy name should be uttered with reverence and solemnity. PP 306.6
Keep clear of everything that savors of a denunciatory spirit. It is not pleasing to God for this spirit to be found in any of His servants of long experience. It is proper for a youth, if graced with humility and the inward adorning, to manifest ardor and zeal; but when a rash zeal and a denunciatory spirit are manifested by a youth who has but a few years of experience, it is most unbecoming and positively disgusting. Nothing can destroy his influence as soon as this. Mildness, gentleness, forbearance, long – suffering, being not easily provoked, bearing all things, hoping all things, enduring all things – these are the fruit growing upon the precious tree of love, which is of heavenly growth. This tree, if nourished, will prove to be an evergreen. Its branches will not decay, its leaves will not wither. It is immortal, eternal, watered continually by the dews of heaven. 2T 134.2

Through apostasy, fallen men and fallen angels are in the same confederacy, leagued to work against good. They are united in a desperate companionship. Through his evil angels, Satan contrives to form an alliance with professedly pious men, and thus he leavens the church of God. He knows that if he can induce men, as he induced the angels, to join in rebellion, under the guise of servants of God, he will have in them his most successful allies in his enterprise against heaven. Under the name of godliness, he can inspire them with his own accusing spirit, and lead them to charge God’s servants with evil and guile. They are his trained detectives; their work is to create feuds, to make charges which create discord and bitterness among brethren, to set tongues in active service for Satan, to sow seeds of dissension by watching for evil, and by speaking of that which will create discord. 4BC 1142.2
I beseech all who engage in the work of murmuring and complaining because something has been said or done that does not suit them, and that does not, as they think, give them due consideration, to remember that they are carrying on the very work begun in heaven by Satan. They are following in his track, sowing unbelief, discord, and disloyalty; for no one can entertain feelings of disaffection, and keep them to himself. He must tell others that he is not treated as he should be. Thus they are led to murmur and complain. This is the root of bitterness springing up, whereby many are defiled. 4BC 1142.3
Thus Satan works today through his evil angels. He confederates with men who claim to be in the faith; and those who are trying to carry forward the work of God with fidelity, having no man’s person in admiration, working without hypocrisy and partiality, will have just as severe trials brought against them as Satan can bring through those who claim to love God. Proportionate to the light and knowledge these opposers have is Satan’s success. The root of bitterness strikes deep, and is communicated to others. Thus many are defiled. Their statements are confused and untruthful, their principles are unscrupulous, and Satan finds in them the very helpers he needs (The Review and Herald, September 14, 1897). 4BC 1142.4
The heart, filled with the Spirit of God, glows with warmth toward every fellow being. Every such an one is no longer in darkness; for his “darkness” is “as the noon day” (Manuscript 116, 1902). 4BC 1151.9

The more our people search the Scriptures, the more will be revealed the rich and precious gems of truth. Will those who have felt the spirit of oppression from their brethren in the churches, do that which they condemn in others? Will they do as did the self – righteous Pharisees? Will they meet argument with ridicule, jest, and sarcasm? Will they say of the light – bearer as the Pharisees did of the world’s Redeemer, “He hath a devil”? Will they be ready to forbid his message, “because he followeth not with us”? Will the messenger whom the Lord shall send with special light be treated with ridicule and contempt, as Paul was treated by the heathen, who said, “Let us hear what this babbler hath to say”? HM September 1, 1894, par. 1
1.Hay algunos que tratan con ligereza, usando EL SARCASMO y aun LA BURLA , A LOS QUE DIFIEREN DE ELLOS. Otros presentan una colección de objeciones a cualquier interpretación nueva, pero cuando estas objeciones son claramente contestadas por las palabras de las Escrituras, no reconocen la evidencia presentada ni admiten estar convencidos. Sus preguntas no tenían el propósito de llegar a la verdad, sino la mera intención de confundir la mente de los demás. TM 108.2

Some who do not understand the truth may be inclined to ridicule it. We know we have the arguments of truth to handle, and we shall have to meet ridicule and opposition, but can we afford to put on that armor of ridicule and sarcasm as we go to proclaim the sacred truth? We cannot afford to use these weapons. Speak out calmly and distinctly, for Christ’s sake. 7MR 80.1
Some have thought it an evidence of intellectual keenness and superiority to perplex minds in regard to what is truth. They resort to subtlety of argument, to playing upon words; they take unjust advantage in asking questions. When their questions have been fairly answered, they will turn the subject [and] bring up another point to avoid acknowledging the truth. We should beware of indulging the spirit which controlled the Jews. They would not learn of Christ, because His explanation of the Scriptures did not agree with their ideas; therefore they became spies upon His track, “laying wait for Him, and seeking to catch something out of His mouth, that they might accuse Him.” Let us not bring upon ourselves the fearful denunciation of the Saviour’s words, “Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.” TM 108.3
In our mingling in society, in families or in whatever relations of life we are placed, either limited or extended, there are many ways wherein we may acknowledge our Lord and many ways wherein we may deny Him. We may deny Him in our words, by speaking evil of others, by foolish talking, jesting and joking, by idle or unkind words, or by prevaricating, speaking contrary to truth. In our words we may confess that Christ is not in us. In our character we may deny Him by loving our ease, by shunning the duties and burdens of life which someone must bear if we do not, and by loving sinful pleasure. We may also deny Christ by pride of dress and conformity to the world, or by uncourteous behavior. We may deny Him by loving our own opinions and by seeking to maintain and justify self. We may also deny Him in allowing the mind to run in the channel of lovesick sentimentalism and to brood over our supposed hard lot and trials. No one can truly confess Christ before the world unless the mind and spirit of Christ live in him. It is impossible to communicate that which we have not. The conversation and the deportment should be a real and visible expression of grace and truth within. If the heart is sanctified, submissive, and humble, the fruits will be seen outwardly and will be a most effectual confession of Christ. 93 CCh 81.2

Every hour of the day we should realize that the Lord is near, that He sees all we do, and hears every word we utter…. Cheap, earthly, unchristian words may be represented as “strange fire,” and with this God can have nothing to do. The loud, boisterous laugh is a denial of God in the soul, for it reveals that the truth is not ruling in the heart…. By our vain words and unchristian example we dishonor God, and imperil not only our own souls but also the souls of those with whom we associate. TMK 138.2
The example which Christ has given to the world forbids all levity and cheapness, and if the life is made fragrant by the grace of God, these elements will not appear. A genuine cheerfulness, an uplifting influence, will flow forth from all who love God and keep His commandments. And this carries with it a convincing, converting power. “Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling” (Philippians 2:12), says the apostle. Why with fear and trembling? Lest you shall in any way misrepresent your holy faith by lightness, by trifling, by jesting or joking, and thus give others the impression that the truth which you profess has no sanctifying influence upon the character. 14 TMK 138.3
Words and actions form character. Therefore our words should be clean, pure, simple, yet elevated. The gift of speech is a valuable talent, and the Lord has no pleasure in hearing low, cheap, degrading nonsense which tastes strongly of vice and revelry. No Christian should condescend to imitate and catch such habits from another…. These evil, silly words are discordant notes and contribute to the happiness of no one. They are a detriment to spirituality. The Word of God forbids them. TMK 141.4

The names of God’s chosen servants have been handled with disrespect, and in some cases with absolute contempt, by certain persons whose duty it is to uphold them. The children have not failed to hear the disrespectful remarks of their parents in reference to the solemn reproofs and warnings of God’s servants. They have understood the scornful jests and depreciatory speeches that from time to time have met their ears, and the tendency has been to bring sacred and eternal interests, in their minds, on a level with the common affairs of the world. What a work are these parents doing in making infidels of their children even in their childhood! This is the way that children are taught to be irreverent and to rebel against Heaven’s reproof of sin. CCh 177.5

The servants of Christ are not to act out the dictates of the natural heart. They need to have close communion with God, lest, under provocation, self rise up, and they pour forth a torrent of words that are unbefitting, that are not as dew or the still showers that refresh the withering plants. This is what Satan wants them to do; for these are his methods. It is the dragon that is wroth; it is the spirit of Satan that is revealed in anger and accusing. But God’s servants are to be representatives of Him. He desires them to deal only in the currency of heaven, the truth that bears His own image and superscription. The power by which they are to overcome evil is the power of Christ. The glory of Christ is their strength. They are to fix their eyes upon His loveliness. Then they can present the gospel with divine tact and gentleness. And the spirit that is kept gentle under provocation will speak more effectively in favor of the truth than will any argument, however forcible. DA 353.2

“Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.” PP 309.2
False speaking in any matter, every attempt or purpose to deceive our neighbor, is here included. An intention to deceive is what constitutes falsehood. By a glance of the eye, a motion of the hand, an expression of the countenance, a falsehood may be told as effectually as by words. All intentional overstatement, every hint or insinuation calculated to convey an erroneous or exaggerated impression, even the statement of facts in such a manner as to mislead, is falsehood. This precept forbids every effort to injure our neighbor’s reputation by misrepresentation or evil surmising, by slander or tale bearing. Even the intentional suppression of truth, by which injury may result to others, is a violation of the ninth commandment. PP 309.3

Some preserve a cold, chilling reserve, an iron dignity, that repels those who are brought within their influence. This spirit is contagious, … it chokes the natural current of human sympathy, cordiality, and love; and under its influence people become constrained, and their social and generous attributes are destroyed for want of exercise. Not only is the spiritual health affected, but the physical health suffers by this unnatural depression. – Testimonies for the Church 4:64. HL 51.2

It is of great importance that the one who is chosen to care for the spiritual interests of patients and helpers be a man of sound judgment and undeviating principle, a man who will have moral influence, who knows how to deal with minds. He should be a person of wisdom and culture, of affection as well as intelligence. He may not be thoroughly efficient in all respects at first; but he should, by earnest thought and the exercise of his abilities, qualify himself for this important work. The greatest wisdom and gentleness are needed to serve in this position acceptably, yet with unbending integrity, for prejudice, bigotry, and error of every form and description must be met. CH 289.1
This place should not be filled by a man who has an irritable temper, a sharp combativeness. Care must be taken that the religion of Christ be not made repulsive by harshness or impatience. The servant of God should seek, by meekness, gentleness, and love, rightly to represent our holy faith.

Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is meekness, patience, gentleness, and long – suffering. A true disciple of Christ will seek to imitate the Pattern. He will study to do the will of God on earth as it is done in heaven. Those whose hearts are still defiled with sin cannot be zealous of good works. They fail to keep the first four precepts of the Decalogue, defining the duty of man to God; neither do they keep the last six, defining the duty of man to his fellow men. Their hearts are filled with selfishness, and they are constantly finding fault with others who are better than themselves. They put their hands to a work which God has not given them, but leave undone the work He has left for them to do, which is to take heed to themselves, lest any root of bitterness springing up, trouble the church and defile it. They turn their eyes outward to watch lest the character of others should not be right, when their eyes should be turned inward to scan and criticize their own actions. When they empty the heart of self, envy, evil surmising, malice, they will not be climbing on the judgment seat and pronouncing sentence upon others who are in God’s sight better than they. 5T 613.3
He who would reform others must first reform himself. He must obtain the spirit of his Master and be willing, like Him, to suffer reproach and to practice self – denial. In comparison with the worth of one soul, the whole world sinks into insignificance. A desire to exercise authority, to lord it over God’s heritage, will, if indulged, result in the loss of souls. Those who really love Jesus will seek to conform their own lives to the Pattern and will labor in His spirit for the salvation of others. 5T 614.1

To judge our brethren, to allow feelings to be cherished against them, even if we feel they have not done exactly right toward us, will bring no blessing to our hearts and will not help the case at all. I dare not allow my feelings to run in the channel of hunting up all my grievances, telling them over and over, and dwelling in the atmosphere of distrust, enmity, and dissension. – Letter 74, 1888. (Our High Calling, 239.) 2MCP 791.1

Standing behind Pilate, in view of all in the court, Christ heard the abuse; but to all the false charges against Him He answered not a word. His whole bearing gave evidence of conscious innocence. He stood unmoved by the fury of the waves that beat about Him. It was as if the heavy surges of wrath, rising higher and higher, like the waves of the boisterous ocean, broke about Him, but did not touch Him. He stood silent, but His silence was eloquence. It was as a light shining from the inner to the outer man. DA 726.3
We are counseled to let no corrupt communication proceed out of our mouth; but a corrupt communication is not simply something that is vile and vulgar. It is any communication that will eclipse from the mind the view of Christ, that will blot from the soul true sympathy and love. It is a communication in which the love of Christ is not expressed, but rather sentiments of an un – Christlike character (Letter 43, 1895). 6BC 1117.16
“Testimonies for the church volume one”
The minister should not be off his guard for a single moment. He is laboring to elevate others by bringing them up upon the platform of truth. Let him show to others that the truth has done something for him. He should see the evil of these careless, rough, vulgar expressions, and should put away and despise everything of this character. Unless he does this, his converts will pattern after him. 1T 445.1
“A call to stand apart”
Keep in mind the value of the soul, and remember that it is your privilege and your duty to be in every possible way a laborer together with God. You are not to lower yourself to the same level as that of unbelievers, and laugh and make the same cheap speeches. CSA 50.4

ANSWER 2
The situation is even more serious when the person that is so badly talked about is a messenger of God:

I saw the state of some who stood on present truth, but disregarded the visions – the way God had chosen to teach in some cases, those who erred from Bible truth. I saw that in striking against the visions they did not strike against the worm – the feeble instrument that God spake through – but against the Holy Ghost. I saw it was a small thing to speak against the instrument, but it was dangerous to slight the words of God. I saw if they were in error and God chose to show them their errors through visions, and they disregarded the teachings of God through visions, they would be left to take their own way, and run in the way of error, and think they were right, until they would find it out too late. Then in the time of trouble I heard them cry to God in agony, “Why didst Thou not show us our wrong, that we might have got right and been ready for this time?” Then an angel pointed to them and said, “My Father taught, but you would not be taught. He spoke through visions, but you disregarded His voice, and He gave you up to your own ways, to be filled with your own doings.” – Broadside, To Those Who Are Receiving the Seal of the Living God, January 31, 1849. 1SM 40.1

Mat 12:31
Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.

Mat 12:32
And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.

ACCUSATION:
Victor says that vision from 2AM to 4AM are from the devil. Somehow these hours are reserved only for him.
ANSWER:
Please search the complete database of EGW writings, with all the manuscripts and letters and the pioneers writings as well! We could not find any inspired word stating that visions from 2AM to 4AM can be only from the devil. So Victor’s statement is not based on “it is written”. If it were so, wouldn’t our Saviour inform the apostolic church, or at least the adventist one? This would be a very valuable piece of information to detect false prophets.

BIBLICAL PROOF
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“God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night.” Genesis 46:2.

“Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel IN A NIGHT VISION. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven..” Daniel 2:19.

Daniel 7:2 Daniel spake and said, I SAW IN MY VISION BY NIGHT, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.

Daniel 7:13. I saw IN THE NIGHT VISIONS, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.

Acts 16:9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.

Acts 27:23,24 For there STOOD BY ME THIS NIGHT THE ANGEL OF GOD, whose I am, and whom I serve, Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.

Acts 18: 9 Then SPAKE THE LORD to Paul IN THE NIGHT BY A VISION, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:

Acts 23:11 AND THE NIGHT FOLLOWING THE LORD STOOD BY HIM, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.

Job 33:14 – 16: “For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not. In a dream, IN A VISION OF THE NIGHT , when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed; then He openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction, that He may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.”

GEN 20:3 BUT GOD CAME to Abimelech IN A DREAM BY NIGHT , and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man’s wife

1Kings 3:5 In Gibeon THE LORD APPEARED TO SOLOMON IN A DREAM BY NIGHT : and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.
PROOF FROM EGW WRITINGS
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“Selected messages book 3”
I arose early Thursday morning, about two o’clock, and was writing busily upon the True Vine, when I felt a presence in my room, as I have many times before, and I lost all recollection of what I was about. I seemed to be in the presence of Jesus. He was communicating to me that in which I was to be instructed. Everything was so plain that I could not misunderstand. 3SM 36.1

“Selected Messages Book 1”
“When I went to Colorado I was so burdened for you that, in my weakness, I wrote many pages to be read at your camp meeting. Weak and trembling, I arose at three o’clock in the morning to write to you. God was speaking through clay. You might say that this communication was only a letter. Yes, it was a letter, but prompted by the Spirit of God, to bring before your minds things that had been shown me. In these letters which I write, in the testimonies I bear, I am presenting to you that which the Lord has presented to me. I do not write one article in the paper, expressing merely my own ideas. They are what God has opened before me in vision – the precious rays of light shining from the throne…. 1SM 27.2

“Testimonies on sexual behavior, adultery and divorce”
If I had my diary here, written during my last trip to Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, I could read to you some things therein. In a vision of the night I was passing through the rooms of the institution, and saw the very scenes which did take place there in this familiarity, men with women and women with men. My soul was deeply troubled, and I arose and wrote out these things at one o’clock in the morning…. TSB 149.1

“Ellen G. White and her critics”
Three pages farther on in her narrative she refers to a night vision thus: “On the morning of Oct. 23, 1879, about two o’clock, the Spirit of the Lord rested upon me, and I beheld scenes in the coming judgment.” – Life Sketches of Ellen G. White, 241. EGWC 43.5

“Christian service”
On the morning of October 23, 1879, about two o’ clock, the Spirit of the Lord rested upon me, and I beheld scenes in the coming judgment…. Chs 87.3

“Colporteur ministry”
I have been aroused at one, two, or three o’clock in the morning with some point forcibly impressed upon my mind, as if spoken by the voice of God…. CM 128.1
I was shown … that I should devote myself to writing out the important matters for volume 4 [The Great Controversy]; – Letter 1, 1890.

“Selected Messages book two”
I could not sleep past two o’clock this morning. During the night season I was in council. I was pleading with some families to avail themselves of God’s appointed means, and get away from the cities to save their children. Some were loitering, making no determined efforts. 2SM 354.1

“Patriarchs and Prophets”
But a divine hand was about to open the prison gates. The king of Egypt had in one night two dreams, apparently pointing to the same event and seeming to foreshadow some great calamity. He could not determine their significance, yet they continued to trouble his mind. PP 219.3

“Prophets and kings”
In mercy God gave the king another dream, to warn him of his peril and of the snare that had been laid for his ruin. In a vision of the night, Nebuchadnezzar saw a great tree growing in the midst of the earth, its top towering to the heavens and its branches stretching to the ends of the earth. PK 515.2

“From eternity past”
While Jacob was wrestling with the Angel, another heavenly messenger was sent to Esau. In a dream, Esau beheld his brother for twenty years an exile; he witnessed his grief at finding his mother dead; he saw him encompassed by the hosts of God. The God of his father was with him. EP 129.4

“Confrontation”
Jacob in the night vision saw earth connected with heaven by a ladder reaching to the throne of God. He saw the angels of God, clothed with garments of heavenly brightness, passing down from heaven and up to heaven upon this shining ladder. Con 46.2
PROOF FROM THE PIONEERS’ WRITINGS:
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“Campfire junior stories from the days of the S.D.A. pioneers”
THAT NIGHT A VISION WAS GIVEN TO SISTER WHITE AND AT FOUR O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING, SHE GOT UP and dressed and began to write what had been shown to her. The message was addressed to the mother of this family, for in the vision she had been shown the experience of some of the members of the family. CFJS 15.4
ESA NOCHE SE LE DIO UNA VISIÓN A LA HERMANA WHITE Y, A LAS CUATRO DE LA MAÑANA , SE LEVANTÓ, se vistió y comenzó a escribir lo que le habían enseñado. El mensaje estaba dirigido a la madre de esta familia, ya que en la visión se le había mostrado la experiencia de algunos de los miembros de la familia. CFJS 15.4

“The Fannie Bolton story”
On leaving my room I passed Sister White’s doorway, and the door being ajar, she saw me and called me into her room, saying, “I am in trouble, Brother Starr, and would like to talk with you.” FBS 110.5
I asked her what was the nature of her trouble, and she replied, “My writings, Fannie Bolton,” – just four words. I then asked her what the trouble was with Fannie Bolton and her writings, and tried to appear entirely innocent of any knowledge of any trouble, that I might know what she had on her mind. She said, “I want to tell you of A VISION I HAD ABOUT 2:00 O’CLOCK THIS MORNING. I was as wide awake as I am now, and there appeared a chariot of gold and horses of silver above me, and Jesus, in royal majesty, was seated in the chariot. I was greatly impressed with the glory of this vision, and asked my attending angel not to permit the vision to pass away until I had wakened up the entire family. FBS 110.6

“Colporteur ministry”
The Lord has set before me matters which are of urgent importance for the present time, and which reach into the future. The words have been spoken in a charge to me, “Write in a book the things which thou hast seen and heard, and let it go to all the people; for the time is at hand when past history will be repeated.” I HAVE BEEN AROUSED AT ONE , TWO , OR THREE O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING with some point forcibly impressed upon my mind, as if spoken by the voice of God…. CM 128.1

“Life Sketches of Ellen G. White”
He found her busily engaged in writing. She then told him that AN ANGEL OF GOD HAD WAKENED HER ABOUT THREE O’CLOCK, and had bidden her go to the ministers’ meeting and relate some things shown her at Salamanca. She said that she arose quickly, and had been writing for about two hours. LS 315.4

“Counsels for the church”
But God, who never slumbers nor sleeps, sent his angel messenger to Ellen White’s room AT THREE O’CLOCK THAT MORNING. She was aroused from her sleep and instructed that she must go into the workers’ meeting at half – past five, and there she must present what was shown to her at Salamanca. CCH 27.5A

As you can see, Ellen White’s visions are not limited to some interval, she has had visions at 1,2,3 etc. AM.
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